Articles filed under Illinois
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Governor coattails witherOct 19, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Once upon a time sitting governors were counted on to help deliver excitement, voters and campaign cash for their respective political parties. That era en...
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Report: Patti Blagojevich firm under scrutinyOct 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Commissions Gov. Rod Blagojevich's wife made in her real estate business are linked to increased revenue for a state contractor's family business, according to a publish...
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Ex-employee sues over Rezko loanOct 18, 2008 11:00 pm - A former employee of Mutual Bank Corp. seeks $4.2 million in damages, claiming he was wrongfully fired after alerting his superiors to concerns involving a loan given to...
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Eat like Lincoln with new cookbookOct 18, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD _ If we really are what we eat, Abraham Lincoln was rare steak, fruit, coffee, and pecan cake. A new cookbook announced Friday by the Abraham Lincoln Preside...
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Some curb their enthusiasm about Green LanesOct 18, 2008 11:00 pm - There's an ancient maxim, "I fear the tollway, even when bringing gifts." Well, actually, it's "I fear the Greeks, even when bringing gifts," referring to the legendary ...
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Donations up at U of IOct 18, 2008 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- Despite the apparent chaos in the financial markets, authorities say donations are up at the University of Illinois. Walter Knorr, the university's chief fi...
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Central Ill. city asked to enforce smoking banOct 17, 2008 11:00 pm - LINCOLN, Ill. _ State legislators may have banned smoking in public places starting Jan. 1, but some central Illinois bar owners are reportedly still letting patrons li...
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State unemployment drops to 6.9 percentOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Russetta Rauch of Naperville hit the ground running after being laid off on Oct. 1 with nine other colleagues at a real estate title insurance company. She did all the r...
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Judge tosses lawsuit targeting shooting rangeOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - St. Clair County's efforts to shut down a shooting range it argues is too close to Scott Air Force Base have taken another hit. A judge in Belleville has dismissed a law...
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Major interest groups split on rewriting Illinois' constitutionOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - If voters are upset about the current state of Illinois politics, they should support a referendum to redraft the state's constitution on this year's ballot, supporters ...